In the papers: Baby unit benefits from pub appealpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
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In the papers: Baby unit benefits from pub appealpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Museum expansion plans given go-aheadpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
A new 1940s-60s town forms part of the £23m expansion plans at Dudley's Black Country Living Museum.
Read MoreKeelan Wilson death: Police appeal one year on from stabbingpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsPolice have promised to leave "no stone unturned" when it comes to finding the killer of a teenager in Wolverhampton, despite no-one being charged with his murder a year after the stabbing.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceKeelan Wilson, 15, was injured following reports of a group of youths fighting on Langley Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, on 29 May 2018.
He was taken to hospital where he later died. A post-mortem examination confirmed he died from stab wounds.
Nine teenagers have since been arrested in connection with the murder and released under investigation.
In March, his mother Kelly Ellitts said she felt let down by detectives, adding "they make me feel like a burden".
West Midlands Police has made a fresh appeal for information on the anniversary of the stabbing, external, admitting it was a "complex investigation".
Your photos: Cloudy skiespublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
It's been a grey start to the day in the West Midlands and our BBC Weather Watchers have been showing us some cloudy scenes so far.
These three are from users G Man in Offchurch, Warwickshire, Ken M in Lydbury North, Shropshire and Margrose in Stoke Prior, Worcestershire:
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Image source, MargroseBoy's drawing captures police pursuitpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Police share a reconstruction picture of a "bad guy" drawn by a child following a pursuit in the city.
Read MoreWoman infertile after botched surgerypublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
A surgeon removed Chelsie Thomas's healthy fallopian tube by mistake after an ectopic pregnancy.
Read More'I looked at him and said you messed up'published at 13:13 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Chelsie Thomas, who had an ectopic pregnancy, says her life has been devastated by botched surgery.
Read MoreWoman badly hurt as 'car leaves road'published at 13:05 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA woman's suffered serious injuries after the car she was driving is believed to have come off the road., external
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police said the crash happened on Sunday morning on the B5410 Offenham Road in Evesham.
The woman, aged in her 20s, is still in hospital but officers said her injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.
Shrewsbury sign Wolves' Ebanks-Landellpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell joins Shrewsbury Town on a three-year deal from Wolves for an undisclosed fee.
Read More'Rude Girl's dream' as The Specials get Los Angeles honourpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Coventry ska band The Specials are being honoured in Los Angeles by having 29 May named after them.
The idea came from Monica Rodriguez, a councillor in the city and fan of the group.
She says the honour is a "Rude Girl's dream" as the multi-racial bad came together in the 80s against a backdrop of racism and division which is still present today.
"It comes at a time when there's a lot of racial divide across the world.
"We're seeing uprisings of the same behaviour from so long ago so I think it's completely timely that their resurgence and coming together with a new album and reiterating that message couldn't be more timely."
In the papers: Slow recovery for stabbing victimpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
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Jesus Army churches close over abuse casespublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
An evangelical church shuts down after victims of historic abuse, including children, come forward.
Read MoreParamedics set to get body cameraspublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Andrew MorrisAmbulance crews in the West Midlands are going to given body-worn cameras as figures show two out of five paramedics in the region have been attacked.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceWest Midlands Ambulance Service is going to use the equipment in trial areas by next year.
Previous attacks on paramedics include an incident over a 'parking row' in Birmingham in March 2018 and a patient attacking staff as they tried to treat him in Handsworth, Birmingham, in November.
The service's chief executive, Anthony Marsh, told the trust's board this week that the cameras might not stop attacks but would help secure convictions in court.
It was revealed at the meeting that between April and October 2018 there had been 171 attacks on paramedics in the region.
Mayors call for Northern to lose rail dealpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram urge a government takeover amid continuing passenger woe.
Read MoreAnnual show prepares for thousands of visitorspublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Perry Spiller
Presenter, BBC Radio StokeThousands of people are expected to descend on part of a county over the next two days for the annual Staffordshire County Show.
Organisers say they're hoping for 65,000 visitors to the Weston Road site, external, just outside of Stafford, and have events like a motorcycle display team along with the livestock competitions.
Museum to recreate historic town with £23m fundingpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BBC Midlands TodayAn entire town's going to be created at a museum after it secured £9.4m of lottery cash.
Image caption, Wolverhampton's Elephant & Castle pub, pictured circa 1950s, will be among the buildings to be recreated
The money brings the total funding gained by the Black Country Living Museum to £23m and it's planning to start work on the proposals this summer. , external
They'll see several buildings recreated and some moved to the site brick-by-brick to give a "snapshot" of life in the area during the 1940s to 1960s.
The museum, in Dudley, West Midlands, has said the project should be finished in three years.
In the papers: Prison for driver after high speed pursuitpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
The Dudley News headlines today include:
Winning pledge from Aston Villa boss after promotionpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Ged Scott
BBC SportAston Villa head coach Dean Smith promises his side will still play with a winning mentality in the Premier League next season - even when they play Manchester City and Liverpool.
Image source, PAThe boyhood Villa fan turned boss was so excited at winning promotion that he joined in the singing at Wembley - and he promises the fun did not stop there.
"We'll come up against the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp," he said.
"People might laugh at me but I'll still want to try and win those games."
You can read more of Dean Smith's excitement at the club's promotion and what he says Villa have to do to success in the Premier League here on the BBC Sport website.
Oscar Saxelby-Lee to have stem cell transplant todaypublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
A five-year-old boy with leukaemia will have his stem cell transplant today, his family's said,, external after a massive appeal for donors.
Image source, Family handoutOscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, was told he needed a transplant within three months of chemotherapy otherwise his chances of survival would "severely diminish".
He has been treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which was diagnosed when he became unwell over Christmas.
In March, he was found to be free of leukaemia blast cells, meaning the transplant could go ahead and he underwent preparations for the operation earlier this month.
Events have been run across the country to encourage thousands of people to join the register to help Oscar find a donor and three matches were found.
'No negatives' for Evans despite French Open losspublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BBC SportBirmingham's Dan Evans is out of the French Open having lost again at Roland Garros.
Image source, PAThe 29-year-old was beaten 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-2 by Spanish 23rd seed Fernando Verdasco.
Clay is Evans' weakest surface and he has now lost in the first round in both appearances in Paris.
At times he pushed a player who has reached the fourth round in Paris seven times before running out of steam and needing treatment on his right calf in the fourth set.
Quote MessageIt is unfortunate I didn't get the result but I thought I played pretty well. I feel my level is very close to the top guys again. There is nothing to be negative about."
Dan Evans, Tennis player
